Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nubia Z5

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nubia Z5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S4 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.6 GHz, while Nubia Z5 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S4 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S4 and Nubia Z5 offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S4 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nubia Z5's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S4 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S4 and Nubia Z5 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S4 and Nubia Z5 feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S4 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Nubia Z5 offers 2300 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nubia Z5 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S4 offers 16 GB, making Nubia Z5 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Spec Score

77%
N/A

Release Date

N/A
15 Jan, 2013

Performance

N/A
Apple A13 Bionic
Snapdragon S4 Plus
Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5 inches (12.7 cm)
5 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
2 MP

Battery

N/A
2600 mAh
2300 mAh

Storage

16 GB
32 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(10,437 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
N/A

Chipset

Apple A13 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Processor

Octa core

1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.5 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 544MP3
Adreno 320

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
5 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))

Pixel Density

441 ppi
441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.12 %
72 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Design

Height

136.6 mm
138 mm

Width

69.8 mm
69.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.60 mm

Weight

130 grams
126 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI
13 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

2600 mAh
2300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
N/A

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope